Sir I cannot but again acquaint you with our extreme need of powder in our collony I pray faill not to sell & send us 3 or 4 : or if not so much one or two barrells of powder at least & you shall be payed to content the above S^ Captain of your sloope desired me to certifie your honor of their great diligence to gett along the wind &, weather being ag* them and just as they came in some intelhgence also made as if the enemies & vessells were bound out to sea but its rather thought they waite to doe more mischiefe Sir shiping or amunition is not w'^ us but if some force from you should meet w* them from Boston it might be a singular oportunity but we shall doe what wee can by land to discover & opose and according to their further motions shall not be wanting to acquaint your honor there with which is all at present that tyme allows me to ad & with all due respects shall subscribe Sir

your loving friend & neighbour Millford the 22^^ Robert Treat

of July 1690

LIEUT. GOV. LEISLER. 277

TO Y^ HONO^LE JACO:^ LEISLER ESQR-- L^ GOVERNOR & THE HONO^^^ COUNCILL.

The humble Peticon of Christopher Goflf humbly sheweth,

Thiit yo'^' Peticon"" & Prison'' being secured in y« port for Severall words spoken by your Peticon^ y® W^^ as your Peticon"" as being in drincke does not Remember but nevertheless humbly beggs Pardon for ye Same desyring that yo^ bonnets be pleased to have Compassion w*'J your Peticonr he being a poor seafaring man and that your bonnets be pleased to consider him by Diminishing of y® fine adjudged ag^* him & that he may be sett at Liberty & your Peticon"^ shall ever Pray &c Christopher Goffe